INDIANA
Nov. 19-21: A seminar entitled, New Food for Thought - Get Local, Get Thinking, Get Started, Get Better will offer ‘food for thought’ on local foods and agritourism at the Fort Wayne, Ind. Marriott. Registration and other conference information is available at the event’s website, www.newfoodforthought.com

Nov. 19-21: Indiana Farm Bureau will hold its annual convention in Fort Wayne, Ind. this year at the Grand Wayne Convention Center. The convention theme is Building a Championship Team. For more information, visit www.infarmbureau.org

Dec. 1-2: Kentuckiana Crop Production Seminar in Evansville, Ind. will offer crop production advice and continuing education credit hours. Preregistration is not required, but is requested. To register, visit www.ApprovedEvents.com/Event.aspx?PID=328&EID=2256
Dec. 12: A fruit, gift and tool sale will take place at the Wayne County Produce Auction in Williamsburg, Ind. Call 765-886-5498 for more details.

OHIO
Nov. 19: Wildlife Control Workshop will take place at OSU South Centers in Piketon, Ohio from 6-8 p.m. Cost to register is $5. Contact: 740-289-2071.

Nov. 22: Farm Toy Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana, Ohio. Contact Lowell Morningstar at 937-826-4201.

Nov. 24: Ohio State Extension will present a talk on grains and biofuels, a dairy outlook and the economics of cap and trade in Wooster, Ohio. To register, call 330-264-8722. For details, visit http://aede.osu.edu/programs/outlook.

Dec. 3: Ohio State Extension will present a talk on grains and biofuels, macroeconomics, input costs and farmland values/rents in Waldo, Ohio. To register, contact OSU Extension in Delaware County at 740-833-2030. Visit http://aede.osu.edu/programs/outlook.

Dec. 3: Ohio State Extension will present a talk on grains and biofuels, input costs, farmland values/rents and macroeconomics in Circleville, Ohio. To register, contact OSU Extension in Pickaway County, 740-474-7534. For further details, visit http://aede.osu.edu/programs/outlook.

Dec. 7: Ohio State Extension will present a talk on grains and biofuels, input costs, macro economics and farmland values/rents in Defiance, Ohio. To register, contact OSU Extension, Defiance County, 419-782-4771. For further details, visit http://aede.osu.edu/programs/outlook

Dec. 8: Ohio State Extension will present a talk over lunch on grains and biofuels, macro economics, input costs and farmland values/rents at The Fraternal Order of Eagles in Ashland, Ohio. To register, contact Sutton Bank, 419-207-3644 or go to http://aede.osu.edu/programs/outlook.

Dec. 8: Ohio State Extension will present a dinner talk on grains and biofuels, a macroeconomics, input costs and farmland values/rents at the Attica Fairgrounds, Social Hall in Attica, Ohio from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. To register, contact Sutton Bank, 419-207-3644 or OSU Extension, Seneca County, 419-447-9722. For further details, visit http://aede.osu.edu/programs/outlook

MICHIGAN
Dec. 1: Bio eConference, Growing the Bioeconomy: Solutions for Sustainability, will take place at the Hannah Community Center in East Lansing, Mich. Visit http://web2.msue.msu.edu/
bioeconomy/ or call MSU Agriculture and Natural Resources Conference Services at 517-353-3175 to register.

KENTUCKY
Nov. 18-19: The University of Kentucky will host a regional Extension Disaster Education Network Food Protection Conference in Lexington, Ky. The conference begins at 8 a.m. with registration at the Lexington Downtown Hotel and Conference Center. For more information visit  www.EDEN.lsu.edu/FPCSouth

Nov.19-20: Kentucky Agricultural Development Board annual planning meeting will be at the Barren River Lake State Resort Park in Lucas, Ky. Meeting agenda will be posted at agpolicy.
ky.gov/calendar.shtml 72-hours before the meeting.

Dec. 2-5: The Kentucky Farm Bureau 90th annual meeting will take place at the Galt House in Louisville, Ky. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Strength through Service.” The Commodity Luncheon, commodity conferences, and trade show will be held Dec. 3. Visit www.kyfb.com/federation

LOOKING AHEAD
Dec. 12: The 2009 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium program will be held in conjunction with the Small Ruminant Health Symposium and includes both sheep and goats. The event will take place at the Ohio Department of Agriculture Bromfield Building in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Registration information is available at www.ohiosheep.org

Dec. 18: Get a jump on the 2010 growing season with updates and recommendations for handling potential pest problems by attending the Integrated Crop and Pest Management Update from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Michigan State University (MSU) Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education in East Lansing, Mich. To register, call 517-543-2310.

Jan. 6-8: The Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organic Conference will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Springfield, Ill. Contact: Diane Handley, 309-557-2107, handley@ilfb.org
 
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